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While I lke to think that a find should be betwen a cacher and a cache hider, I would not consider this a find myself if I didn't actually attend.

An event is supposed to bring people together, tell stories, discuss issues. While posting a pic of yourself cleaning up your own cache on the same day 50 others are somewhere else doing the same may create a friendship on occasion, I think it's a stretch from an actual meeting.

Logging this from somewhere other than the posted coordinates seems more like a locationless cache to me. "Pick up trash, take a picture, log it as a find"

Actually, I LIKE this idea. It encourages people to CITO their own caches - spring cleaning and all that.

I support any idea that encourages CITO, and I think this is a great innovation.

Maine is well known for having exceptionally clean highways (ever been in North/South Carolina? I used to make a LOT of money on Saturdays just picking up aluminum cans - for the aluminum value - no return value there). But cleaning up the miscellaneous trash that always appears mysteriously when the snow melts is cool!

As far as meeting the guidelines, I am not sure. I know event caches are supposed to be at one location, but as always there are exceptions if it is worked out with gc.com first. So, maybe he got permission to do this. One such "moving" event cache was Clayjar's AlaskaQuest 2004. And, approvers are people to, they can make mistakes as easily as the rest of us. It's also possible this section was added after the cache was approved.

As far as it being a locationless cache, that is fine, if it was listed as one, if it meets the guidelines, and if the moratorium on locationless cache submissions were removed. Which, was supposed to happen at least a year ago.

Anyway, it's listed, so I wouldn't say anyone is wrong for logging it. Just that I most likely wouldn't.

As far as it being a locationless cache, that is fine, if it was listed as one, if it meets the guidelines, and if the moratorium on locationless cache submissions were removed. Which, was supposed to happen at least a year ago.

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Yeah - I know it's not a recognized locationless cache, but you can rationalize the event that way.

As I said before - it's a great incentive to CITO >>YOUR OWN<< caches, which I think is good.

I have no problem with a cache like this, it's just extra verification that you have been there.

Hmm, maybe we can have them add a line to that cache like:

"If anyone can't make it to this cache, submit a photo of yourself finding another cache, and log this one as a find"

I guess that'd be a traditional/virt/locationless?

If I can't make it to the wings and beer event, can I take a picture of myself with beer and wings and log it as a find? (I know CITO is a better cause than wings and beer, I'm just trying to make a basic point)